Version1.3
Revision1
Size27.6 MB
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Confinementstrict
Basecore24

Play Sega Mega Drive / Genesis games

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EmilDrive plays Sega Mega Drive / Genesis games on your computer. It is
a free, open-source emulator written from scratch, with a clean, simple
interface: pick a game from your library and play.

Your game library

- Add the folders where you keep your games; EmilDrive finds them for you.
- Every file is checked by its content, so only real Mega Drive games
show up, whatever they are called (.md, .gen, .smd, .bin, or inside
.zip files).
- Play straight from a game server on your network (SFTP or FTP, with a
password or an SSH key file).
- Search your games, and find the ones you played last under Recent.

While you play

- Save states: save anywhere and pick up later. They are kept for each
game, even after you quit.
- Battery saves work as on the real cartridge.
- Rewind: hold a key to go back in time and undo a mistake.
- Cheat codes (address:value codes, as in most cheat lists) for
infinite lives and more; turn each one on or off as you play.
- Keyboard or game controller: most USB and Bluetooth controllers work
as soon as they are plugged in. 3- and 6-button pads (X, Y, Z and Mode
buttons) are supported.
- Full screen with one key (F11); Esc pauses and opens the menu.

Plays like the real console

- The 68000 and Z80 processors, the video chip and the FM and PSG sound
chips are all emulated for accurate picture and sound.
- Each game runs on the console it was made for: European PAL (50 Hz)
or American and Japanese NTSC (60 Hz), detected from the game. You can
change it in the Console setting.

Optional extras (off by default; the original look and sound stay
the default)

- HD pixel art: sharper, smoother graphics that still look like pixel
art (Crisp 2x or Smooth 4x).
- Remastered music: the soundtrack replayed with recorded real
instruments, while the sound effects stay original (experimental).

No games are included: use games you own. EmilDrive is free software
under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.

Update History

1.3 (1)
28 Sept 2026, 16:15 UTC

Published28 Sept 2026, 16:00 UTC

Last updated28 Sept 2026, 16:00 UTC

First seen28 Sept 2026, 16:15 UTC